‘This should not have happened,’ lawyer says of 16-year-old’s death at poultry plant
Family of 16-year-old worker killed cleaning a machine at Mar-Jac Poultry plant in Hattiesburg files lawsuit.
On this day in 1989
On this day in 1989, Ron Brown was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first Black American to lead a major political party in U.S. history.
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Podcast: Senate minority leader hopes Medicaid will be expanded in 2024
Sen. Derrick Simmons, D-Greenville, tells Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance that expanding Medicaid, restoring the initiative and helping the Mississippi Delta are topics he hopes will be addressed during the 2024 legislative session.
Big Companies Cashed In on Mississippi’s Water. Small Towns Paid the Price.
Big companies vowed to save cities millions. But the deals racked up debt and left many cities worse off than before.
Mississippi Stories: Shower Power with Teresa Renkenberger and Mary Ann Kirby
On this episode of Mississippi Stories, editor-at-large Marshall Ramsey hears from Teresa Renkenberger and Mary Ann Kirby on the story of Shower Power.
Civil rights attorney convicted of misdemeanor charges in Lexington, plans to appeal
Civil rights attorney Jill Collen Jefferson has been convicted of four misdemeanors in Lexington, Mississippi.
Amazon, which will get state funding for new data centers, offers its employees help to get abortions
Mississippi lawmakers, who for years have restricted abortion access, recently provided millions of dollars in tax breaks and cash to lure Amazon, which provides its employees money to travel out of state to obtain an abortion.
Mississippi House approves mobile sports betting
The state House on Thursday approved legislation to legalize mobile sports betting, putting Mississippi on track to join a growing number of states to legalize a form of remote gaming.
Governor renews call for income tax elimination in his latest budget proposal
Gov. Tate Reeves renewed his call to eliminate the personal income tax, a major source of state revenue, in his state budget proposal.
Lawmakers honor Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, but Dems say it’s time for her to allow vote on federal judge
Several Senate Democrats did not vote this week on a resolution honoring U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith because she is blocking a vote on the nomination of Scott Colom to a federal judgeship.
